First Tech FCU Names New Chief Digital, Technology Officer

The $5.7 billion First Tech Federal Credit Union in Mountain View, Calif., said it has named Mike Upton as the 362,100-member credit union’s chief digital and technology officer.

Upton had most recently been vice president of digital customer experience at Capital One Bank and has more than 20 years of information technology and mobile banking experience, his new employer said.

He also had been a senior vice president at Bank of America where he was responsible for next-generation consumer banking capabilities across online, mobile and payments channels, First Tech said in its announcement.

“Mike’s experience and expertise are a perfect fit to advancing our ability to empower our members to bank when, where and how they want from any device,” said First Tech President/CEO Greg Mitchell.

Upton is a graduate of Oregon State University and has been a First Tech member for 10 years, the credit union said.

He succeeds Blanco Guerrero, who left the credit union earlier this year, First Tech said.